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File picture: Diane Cusack" src="/cms_media/module_img/8977/4488586_13_dashboardbig_1044026.jpg" alt="<p>Michael Longley has earned his place in the firmament of great Irish writers. File picture: Diane Cusack</p>" class="card-img" width="638" height="360"><div class=card-body data-vr-zone="category- dashboard_teaser_big"><p class=label-small-category> comment-analysis</p><h5 class="card-title top-main-title "><span>Michael Longley and the Songbird of Iran</span></h5><div class=card-text>Mr Longley died at the age of 85 in hospital</div></div></a><script type=speculationrules> { "prefetch": [ { "source": "list", "urls": ["/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41567875.html"] } ] } </script></article> </div><div class="col-lg-4 main-card-left"><div class=row><article class="card p-0 0" id="article-card-41565292" data-article-link="/news/arid-41565292.html"><a href="/news/arid-41565292.html"><div style="position: relative; margin: auto;"><img title="Professor Liam Kirwan would have been humbled by the many tributes paid to him on his passing by grateful patients. Picture: Gerard McCarthy" src="/cms_media/module_img/8968/4484173_8_dashboardbig_An_20Unholy_20Trinity_20031.jpg" alt="<p>Professor Liam Kirwan would have been humbled by the many tributes paid to him on his passing by grateful patients. Picture: Gerard McCarthy</p>" class="card-img" width="638" height="360"></div><div class=card-body data-vr-zone="category- dashboard_teaser_medium"><p class=label-small-category> news</p><h5 class="card-title top-main-title ">Liam Kirwan, professor of surgery at CUH, 'worked tirelessly for the people of Munster'</h5></div></a></article> </div><div class=row><article class="card p-0 0" id="article-card-41559658" data-article-link="/news/arid-41559658.html"><a href="/news/arid-41559658.html"><div style="position: relative; margin: auto;"><img title="Paddy Cole first rose to musical prominence in the 1960s with the Capitol Showband. He moved to Las Vegas and joined The Big Eight Showband, and met Elvis Presley on several occasions. Picture: Gareth Chaney Collins" src="/cms_media/module_img/8943/4471684_5_dashboardbig_CC_20PADDY_20COLE_20FILE040.jpg" alt="<p>Paddy Cole first rose to musical prominence in the 1960s with the Capitol Showband. He moved to Las Vegas and joined The Big Eight Showband, and met Elvis Presley on several occasions. Picture: Gareth Chaney Collins</p>" class="card-img" width="638" height="360"></div><div class=card-body data-vr-zone="category- dashboard_teaser_medium"><p class=label-small-category> news</p><h5 class="card-title top-main-title ">Showband star and 'beloved entertainer' Paddy Cole dies at 85</h5></div></a></article> </div></div></div><div class=row><div class="col-md-4 under-news with-label"><article class="card mt-3 0" id="article-card-41551309" data-article-link="/news/munster/arid-41551309.html"><a href="/news/munster/arid-41551309.html"><div style="position: relative; margin: auto;"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8910/4455184_7_teasersmall_Des_O_Grady_RIP_2f7527437af129b6c05dd375a83f3f758021b69f4272a8d6.jpg" alt="Tributes following death of former Cork county councillor Des O’Grady" title="Des_O_Grady_RIP_2f7527437af129b6c05dd375a83f3f758021b69f4272a8d6.jpg" width="201" height="113"></div><div class=card-body data-vr-zone="category- Tributes following death of former Cork county councillor Des O’Grady"><p class=label-small-category> munster</p><h5 class="card-title "><span>Tributes following death of former Cork county councillor Des O’Grady</span></h5></div></a></article> </div><div class="col-md-4 under-news with-label"><article class="card mt-3 0" id="article-card-41543680" data-article-link="/news/spotlight/arid-41543680.html"><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41543680.html"><div style="position: relative; margin: auto;"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8884/4442302_9_teasersmall_CelebsWeLost.jpg" alt="Notable deaths: The people we said goodbye to in 2024" title="CelebsWeLost.jpg" width="201" height="113"></div><div class=card-body data-vr-zone="category- Notable deaths: The people we said goodbye to in 2024"><p class=label-small-category> spotlight</p><h5 class="card-title "><span>Notable deaths: The people we said goodbye to in 2024</span></h5></div></a></article> </div><div class="col-md-4 under-news with-label"><article class="card 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data-article-link="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41489633.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41489633.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8642/4321190_16_teasersmall_FILE_20PHOTO_20Mary_20O_20Rourke-11_90714081_1_.jpg" alt="Mary O'Rourke" title="FILE PHOTO Mary O Rourke-11_90714081.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41489633.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Mary O'Rourke: A lioness in Winter </h5><div class=card-text>Mary O'Rourke was a genuine trailblazer for women in public life and will be remembered with affection, writes Joan Burton</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 04 Oct, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41457490" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41457490.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41457490.html"><span class=mediatag><i class="fa fa-play-circle"></i></span><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8502/4251451_2_teasersmall_MixCollage-16-Aug-2024-05-07-PM-6639.jpg" alt="Obituary: Eoin French was a beautiful person who made wonderful music as Talos " title="MixCollage-16-Aug-2024-05-07-PM-6639.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41457490.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Obituary: Eoin French was a beautiful person who made wonderful music as Talos </h5><div class=card-text>Raised in a music-loving household in Kilcully, the Cork musician released three albums as Talos, and collaborated with well-known figures around the world</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 16 Aug, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41448943" data-article-link="/news/spotlight/arid-41448943.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41448943.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8464/4232158_11_teasersmall_1341384.jpg" alt="UCC Frank O'Connor panel." title="ND110916a017" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41448943.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Edna O’Brien: From Irish villain to national icon — an appreciation </h5><div class=card-text>It is probably difficult for younger generations to understand from today’s vantage point why one of Ireland’s greatest writers was once vilified in her home country</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 02 Aug, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41424895" data-article-link="/news/spotlight/arid-41424895.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41424895.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8360/4180183_35_teasersmall_1245161_1245161.jpg" alt="RTE Gaelic Games Commentator Micheal O Muircheartaigh commentates on his last All-Ireland Senior Championship Final" title="190910BM0717" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41424895.html"><h5 class="card-title "><span class=premium-tag title="Subscriber only">S</span> Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh’s greatest skill was allowing the blind to see</h5><div class=card-text>The commentator and broadcaster died that rarest of things: a man more beloved than most of the heroes who played the games he called, writes Colin Sheridan </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 28 Jun, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41423998" data-article-link="/news/munster/arid-41423998.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/munster/arid-41423998.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8356/4178407_16_teasersmall_DK29042019_20CIT_20013_1_.jpg" alt="Bernard Allen: A real gentleman, a proud Cork man and a true patriot" title="Bernard Allen: A real gentleman, a proud Cork man and a true patriot" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/munster/arid-41423998.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Bernard Allen: A real gentleman, a proud Cork man and a true patriot</h5><div class=card-text>As a local councillor, as a TD and minister, Bernard was a tireless worker for his Cork North Central constituents, the wider Cork community and the people of Ireland</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Wed, 26 Jun, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41420983" data-article-link="/world/arid-41420983.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/world/arid-41420983.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8344/4172392_15_teasersmall_CANADA_20Sutherland_20Obit_20200886.jpg" alt="Donald Sutherland" title="CANADA Sutherland Obit 200886" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/world/arid-41420983.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Donald Sutherland: An aristocrat of the big screen</h5><div class=card-text>The late actor was a commanding and versatile presence on the big screen, perfecting everything from villainy to sensuality in films such as Don’t Look Now and Klute</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 21 Jun, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41411189" data-article-link="/news/munster/arid-41411189.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/munster/arid-41411189.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8301/4150622_15_teasersmall_DK220124_20Mi_cc_81chea_cc_81lSheridan_20005_1_.jpg" alt="Obituary: Micheál Sheridan, a man who devoted his time solely to helping others" title="DK220124 MícheálSheridan 005.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/munster/arid-41411189.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Obituary: Micheál Sheridan, a man who devoted his time solely to helping others</h5><div class=card-text>A displaced Cavan man who had made Cork and Limerick his homes, Micheál Sheridan passed away at the Mercy Hospital which had benefited from some of his countless charity work over the years, says Jonathan Healy</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 07 Jun, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41372944" data-article-link="/world/arid-41372944.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/world/arid-41372944.html"><span class=mediatag><i class="fa fa-play-circle"></i></span><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/8134/4067479_2_teasersmall_2.1023664.jpg.jpg" alt="OJ Simpson arrives at Heathrow airport" title="1023664" width="201" 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decades </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 16 Mar, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41326123" data-article-link="/news/politics/arid-41326123.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/politics/arid-41326123.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7932/3966190_13_teasersmall_88100.jpg" alt="John Bruton: The conviction politician who became a pragmatist" title="John Bruton: The conviction politician who became a pragmatist" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/politics/arid-41326123.html"><h5 class="card-title "> John Bruton: The conviction politician who became a pragmatist</h5><div class=card-text>John Bruton’s was a life dedicated to public service and Irish people should speak his name with pride</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Tue, 06 Feb, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41318005" data-article-link="/news/spotlight/arid-41318005.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41318005.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7900/3950197_36_teasersmall_dan_20ib_204.jpg" alt="Once described as a 'walking scarecrow' Ian Bailey leaves many circling for answers" title="Once described as a 'walking scarecrow' Ian Bailey leaves many circling for answers" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41318005.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Once described as a 'walking scarecrow' Ian Bailey leaves many circling for answers</h5><div class=card-text>The sudden death of former journalist Ian Bailey this week has left both Ireland and France with more questions than answers, writes Noel Baker</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 26 Jan, 2024</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41294500" data-article-link="/news/spotlight/arid-41294500.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41294500.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7802/3901144_20_teasersmall_maureensweeneypic_1_.jpg" alt="Obituary: The diligent Irish postmistress whose weather report delayed D-Day " title="maureensweeneypic.JPG" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41294500.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Obituary: The diligent Irish postmistress whose weather report delayed D-Day </h5><div class=card-text>Maureen Sweeney, who has died aged 100, has been described as the woman who saved D-Day, but she had no idea that her weather forecast would assume such significance when she went out in the early hours of June 3, 1944 to take another hourly ...</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 22 Dec, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41291071" data-article-link="/news/arid-41291071.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/arid-41291071.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7788/3894169_4_teasersmall_Jack_26Jill6.jpg" alt="Obituary: Jonathan Irwin, gentle giant of Irish society whose work helped thousands" title="Obituary: Jonathan Irwin, gentle giant of Irish society whose work helped thousands" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/arid-41291071.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Obituary: Jonathan Irwin, gentle giant of Irish society whose work helped thousands</h5><div class=card-text>Philanthropist who reshaped charity landscape was first thrust into the glare of public life in his role as sporting visionary</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 16 Dec, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41280433" data-article-link="/news/spotlight/arid-41280433.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41280433.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7741/3870811_22_teasersmall_GettyImages-575765887_1_.jpg" alt="Shane MacGowan" title="GettyImages-575765887.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41280433.html"><h5 class="card-title "><span class=premium-tag title="Subscriber only">S</span> Colin Sheridan: Great poet Shane MacGowan’s written words will endure </h5><div class=card-text>Despite the sadness of MacGowan’s final years, as with all the great poets, it will be his written word that ultimately endures</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Thu, 30 Nov, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41280211" data-article-link="/world/arid-41280211.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/world/arid-41280211.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7740/3870160_10_teasersmall_2.74718007.jpg.jpg" alt="Henry Kissinger death" title="74718007" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/world/arid-41280211.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Henry Kissinger was trusted confidant to Nixon until the bitter and bizarre end</h5><div class=card-text>Decades later, the scene is still almost too bizarre to imagine: a tearful president and his perplexed aide, neither very religious, kneeling on the floor of a White House bedroom in prayer in the waning hours of a shattered presidency. </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Thu, 30 Nov, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41272804" data-article-link="/news/spotlight/arid-41272804.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41272804.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7707/3853831_42_teasersmall_231516_youngben.jpg" alt="Ben Dunne's IRA kidnap, arrest in Florida, and 'thanks, big fella': Episodes in a life lived large " title="Ben Dunne's IRA kidnap, arrest in Florida, and 'thanks, big fella': Episodes in a life lived large " width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41272804.html"><h5 class="card-title "><span class=premium-tag title="Subscriber only">S</span> Ben Dunne's IRA kidnap, arrest in Florida, and 'thanks, big fella': Episodes in a life lived large </h5><div class=card-text>Ben Dunne's life could have been very different if he hadn't been held for ransom. But after that trauma and subsequent controversies, he created a further chapter in business</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Mon, 20 Nov, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41273029" data-article-link="/opinion/ourview/arid-41273029.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/opinion/ourview/arid-41273029.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7708/3854119_22_teasersmall_851876_1_.jpg" alt="Irish Examiner view: Posterity will be generous to the memory of the late Ben Dunne" title="851876.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/opinion/ourview/arid-41273029.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Irish Examiner view: Posterity will be generous to the memory of the late Ben Dunne</h5><div class=card-text>As one of Ben Dunne's sons stated on social media, he was 'a good and decent man'. Rest in peace, Ben Dunne — 1949-2023</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Mon, 20 Nov, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41272855" data-article-link="/news/arid-41272855.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/arid-41272855.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7707/3853615_18_teasersmall_86257_-1293465422.jpg" alt="'Ben Dunne led a life less ordinary': Tributes paid to controversial businessman" title="'Ben Dunne led a life less ordinary': Tributes paid to controversial businessman" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/arid-41272855.html"><h5 class="card-title "> 'Ben Dunne led a life less ordinary': Tributes paid to controversial businessman</h5><div class=card-text>Fellow past pupils of Cork's Presentation Brothers College remember Ben Dunne as 'always jolly' and 'easy to get on with'</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sun, 19 Nov, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41248807" data-article-link="/world/arid-41248807.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/world/arid-41248807.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7603/3801547_4_teasersmall_071e835ff6854aa08bf789ac20b1cbe4.jpg.jpg" alt="Former Finnish president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari dies" title="Finland Obit Ahtisaari" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/world/arid-41248807.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Former Finnish president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari dies</h5><div class=card-text>The foundation he created for preventing and resolving violent conflicts said he had died on Monday</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Mon, 16 Oct, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41221045" data-article-link="/news/munster/arid-41221045.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/munster/arid-41221045.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7486/3743206_11_teasersmall_Prof_20Dermot_20Keogh.jpg" alt="Tributes to 'renowned academic' and 'true gentleman' Professor Dermot Keogh " title="Prof Dermot Keogh.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/munster/arid-41221045.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Tributes to 'renowned academic' and 'true gentleman' Professor Dermot Keogh </h5><div class=card-text>Prof Keogh died peacefully at home in Cork City following an illness. He was 78</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Thu, 07 Sep, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41206927" data-article-link="/world/arid-41206927.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/world/arid-41206927.html"><span class=mediatag><i class="fa fa-play-circle"></i></span><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7424/3712105_5_teasersmall_2.29485120.jpg.jpg" alt="Graham Norton Show" title="29485120" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/world/arid-41206927.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Obituary: Michael Parkinson, king of the chat show</h5><div class=card-text>At the height of his fame in the 1970s and 1980s, millions of people tuned in every week to see him tease revelations out of the stars that shared his studio</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Thu, 17 Aug, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41192230" data-article-link="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41192230.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41192230.html"><span class=mediatag><i class="fa fa-play-circle"></i></span><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7360/3680164_5_teasersmall_844495.jpg" alt="Sinead O'Connor" title="Huty1601502" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41192230.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Sinéad O'Connor, 1966-2023 — Icon and iconoclast</h5><div class=card-text>'May her spirit find the peace she sought in so many different ways' — President Michael D Higgins</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Thu, 27 Jul, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41188585" data-article-link="/news/arid-41188585.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/arid-41188585.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7345/3672838_10_teasersmall_2.4717260.jpg.jpg" alt="Tony Bennett in concert - London" title="4717260" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/arid-41188585.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Tony Bennett, US singer with seven-decade career, dies aged 96</h5><div class=card-text>Award-winning pop and jazz singer became torchbearer for Great American Songbook</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 21 Jul, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41153797" data-article-link="/news/spotlight/arid-41153797.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41153797.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7198/3599041_9_teasersmall_340880_340880.jpg" alt="Graham Knuttel had a personal life as colourful as his paintings" title="Graham Knuttel had a personal life as colourful as his paintings" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41153797.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Graham Knuttel had a personal life as colourful as his paintings</h5><div class=card-text> Graham Knuttel, who died aged 69 at his home in Dublin, was one of Ireland’s most colourful artists. He is best-known for his paintings of underworld characters, animals and fish. He also worked as a sculptor and designer. </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 02 Jun, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41147161" data-article-link="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41147161.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41147161.html"><span class=mediatag><i class="fa fa-play-circle"></i></span><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7169/3584722_10_teasersmall_US_20Turner_20065900.jpg" alt="Tina Turner obituary: Star overcame horrific abuse to find joy with kidney donor husband" title="US Turner 065900" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41147161.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Tina Turner obituary: Star overcame horrific abuse to find joy with kidney donor husband</h5><div class=card-text>Rock’n’roll singer whose comeback after her turbulent early career made her one of the great superstars of the 1980s and 90s</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Thu, 25 May, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41146873" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41146873.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41146873.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7169/3584626_3_teasersmall_2.2672942.jpg.jpg" alt="SOCIAL Women" title="2672942" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41146873.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Tina Turner: Queen of rock ‘n’ roll with a commanding stage presence</h5><div class=card-text>Tina Turner secured her status as the queen of rock ‘n’ roll with a catalogue of powerful hits</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Wed, 24 May, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41137753" data-article-link="/news/arid-41137753.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/arid-41137753.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7132/3566461_8_teasersmall_GettyImages-818854876_1_.jpg" alt="Patrick McMullan Archives" title="GettyImages-818854876.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/arid-41137753.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Edward O’Sullivan: Celeb stylist from Kerry ‘lit up every room’ he entered</h5><div class=card-text>Edward O’Sullivan was 52, and had been living and working in the US fashion industry for over three decades.</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 13 May, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41127124" data-article-link="/news/spotlight/arid-41127124.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41127124.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7087/3543802_10_teasersmall_DEATH_Goodman_09442527.jpg" alt="Len Goodman death" title="DEATH Goodman 09442527" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41127124.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Len Goodman: Apprentice fitter who went on to become the best fit for BBC's Strictly</h5><div class=card-text>A keen footballer, Goodman's playing days were ended early by a foot injury and a doctor advised him to continue ballroom dancing, which eventually led him to TV stardom on Strictly Come Dancing</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 29 Apr, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41127133" data-article-link="/news/spotlight/arid-41127133.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41127133.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7087/3543793_8_teasersmall_US_2bBelafonte_2b153935.jpg" alt="Harry Belafonte" title="US Belafonte 153935" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41127133.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Harry Belafonte: Singer, actor, and activist who matched his genial persona with political commitment</h5><div class=card-text>By the mid-1950s, the singer Harry Belafonte had taken the lead role in an Oscar-nominated film, Carmen Jones; reached No 1 with his album Calypso, which helped find a mainstream audience for that musical style and became the first album ever to ...</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 28 Apr, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41127115" data-article-link="/news/spotlight/arid-41127115.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41127115.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7087/3543694_13_teasersmall_2.4693710.jpg.jpg" alt="The British Soap Awards 2007 - Press Room - London" title="4693710" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41127115.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Jerry Springer, from politician to influential US talkshow host</h5><div class=card-text> Jerry Springer, the one-time mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional guests willing to bare all — sometimes literally — as they brawled and hurled obscenities before a raucous audience, died on ...</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 28 Apr, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41120293" data-article-link="/news/arid-41120293.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/arid-41120293.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/7057/3528880_7_teasersmall_494429_494429.jpg" alt="Robin Power: One of Ireland’s earliest property developers who cut deals with the likes of Donald Trump" title="Robin Power: One of Ireland’s earliest property developers who cut deals with the likes of Donald Trump" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/arid-41120293.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Robin Power: One of Ireland’s earliest property developers who cut deals with the likes of Donald Trump</h5><div class=card-text>Robin Power cut deals with the like of Donald Trump as well as expanding a property empire to London and the US West Coast</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sun, 23 Apr, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41079155" data-article-link="/news/spotlight/arid-41079155.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41079155.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/6883/3441722_8_teasersmall_ULSTER_20McDonald_20_2015463779.jpg" alt="Henry McDonald death" title="ULSTER McDonald 15463779" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41079155.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Henry McDonald: Lively writing explored the Troubles with empathy and fascination</h5><div class=card-text>Belfast journalist and author had relatives on both sides of the religious divide and enjoyed exploring the Troubles with empathy and fascination</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 25 Feb, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41079149" data-article-link="/news/spotlight/arid-41079149.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41079149.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/6883/3441698_10_teasersmall_2.71098831.jpg.jpg" alt="John Motson File Photo" title="71098831" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41079149.html"><h5 class="card-title "> John Motson: BBC’s voice of football for nearly half a century</h5><div class=card-text>John Motson, who has died aged 77, was BBC television’s “voice” of football for almost half a century, commentating for Match of the Day from 1971 until his retirement in 2018 and becoming affectionately known as “Motty”. </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 25 Feb, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41079158" data-article-link="/news/spotlight/arid-41079158.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41079158.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/6883/3441716_4_teasersmall_2.1081329.jpg.jpg" alt="Dickie Davies: presenter of ITV’s World of Sport for two decades" title="1081329" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41079158.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Dickie Davies: presenter of ITV’s World of Sport for two decades</h5><div class=card-text>Popular presenter also hosted coverage of Olympic Games and FA Cup finals</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 24 Feb, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41073839" data-article-link="/world/arid-41073839.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/world/arid-41073839.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/6861/3430841_27_teasersmall_US_20Welch_20213268.jpg" alt="Raquel Welch" title="US Welch 213268" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/world/arid-41073839.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Raquel Welch obituary: Sex symbol whose later roles showed aptitude for comedy</h5><div class=card-text>Raquel Welch (Jo-Raquel Tejada), actor, born 5 September 1940; died 15 February 2023</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 18 Feb, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41073602" data-article-link="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41073602.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41073602.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/6860/3430424_17_teasersmall_NINTCHDBPICT000795917253.jpg" alt="Gentle, generous, thoughtful — Deirdre Purcell's life was a lesson in friendship" title="NINTCHDBPICT000795917253.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41073602.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Gentle, generous, thoughtful — Deirdre Purcell's life was a lesson in friendship</h5><div class=card-text>'The phenomenally successful woman who had so many careers arguably put more effort into quietly helping other professionals than will ever be known,' writes Terry Prone</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 18 Feb, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41073881" data-article-link="/news/munster/arid-41073881.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/munster/arid-41073881.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/6861/3430943_20_teasersmall_dan_20glynn_204_1_1_.jpg" alt="'Whatever he did, he did it in the John Miller way': Tributes paid to former director of Cork Vision Centre" title="'Whatever he did, he did it in the John Miller way': Tributes paid to former director of Cork Vision Centre" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/munster/arid-41073881.html"><h5 class="card-title "> 'Whatever he did, he did it in the John Miller way': Tributes paid to former director of Cork Vision Centre</h5><div class=card-text>John X Miller is remembered for his contribution to Cork’s civic, creative, and diplomatic presence</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 17 Feb, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41068454" data-article-link="/news/spotlight/arid-41068454.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41068454.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/6840/3420407_12_teasersmall_Niamh_20Bhreathnach202302060365_90670473.jpg" alt="Niamh Breathnach changed lives for the better, and her impact will last for generations" title="Niamh Breathnach changed lives for the better, and her impact will last for generations" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41068454.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Niamh Breathnach changed lives for the better, and her impact will last for generations</h5><div class=card-text>She will be remembered as one of the most consequential education ministers we’ve ever had</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 11 Feb, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41068436" data-article-link="/news/spotlight/arid-41068436.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41068436.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/6840/3420086_20_teasersmall_US_20Bacharach_20155863_1_.jpg" alt="Burt Bacharach" title="US Bacharach 155863" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/spotlight/arid-41068436.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Burt Bacharach obituary: The king of easy-listening pop</h5><div class=card-text>Songwriter whose hits, including 'I Say a Little Prayer' and 'Walk on By', became classics of easy-listening pop</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 10 Feb, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41068481" data-article-link="/news/politics/arid-41068481.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/politics/arid-41068481.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/6840/3420368_10_teasersmall_269194_Bhreathnach_Niamh_4x5.jpg" alt="Obituary: Niamh Bhreathnach dedicated her life to combatting education disadvantage" title="Obituary: Niamh Bhreathnach dedicated her life to combatting education disadvantage" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/politics/arid-41068481.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Obituary: Niamh Bhreathnach dedicated her life to combatting education disadvantage</h5><div class=card-text>Ms Bhreathnach was the Labour Party minister responsible for the abolition of third-level fees in the 1990s</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Fri, 10 Feb, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41048228" data-article-link="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41048228.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41048228.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/6760/3380276_3_teasersmall_99116_-1286785014.jpg" alt="Brian Looney’s life was a rollercoaster, but provides a timely lesson" title="Brian Looney’s life was a rollercoaster, but provides a timely lesson" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41048228.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Brian Looney’s life was a rollercoaster, but provides a timely lesson</h5><div class=card-text>I learned more about journalism, and its true role and importance in our society, in the first three months with Brian than I did in the decade I had spent in Irish journalism up to that date, writes Dolan O'Hagan.</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 14 Jan, 2023</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-41032385" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41032385.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41032385.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/6691/3345689_5_teasersmall_Collage_20Maker-20-Dec-2022-12.20-PM.jpg" alt="Cyril Cusack remembered: 'He never stopped being a character'" title="Collage Maker-20-Dec-2022-12.20-PM.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41032385.html"><h5 class="card-title "><span class=premium-tag title="Subscriber only">S</span> Cyril Cusack remembered: 'He never stopped being a character'</h5><div class=card-text>A Christmas documentary on TG4 will delve into the life of Cyril Cusack, recalling roles from Hollywood films to Glenroe </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Tue, 20 Dec, 2022</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-40718586" data-article-link="/news/arid-40718586.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/arid-40718586.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/5380/2690049_52_teasersmall_712File_20Photo_20Vicky_20Phelan.jpg" alt="File Photo Vicky Phelan has described herself as an Òemotional basket caseÓ as she agonises over whether to begin a new clinical" title="File Photo Vicky Phelan has described herself as an Òemotional basket caseÓ as she agonises over whether to begin a new clinical" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/arid-40718586.html"><h5 class="card-title "> 'A woman of extraordinary courage': CervicalCheck campaigner Vicky Phelan dies </h5><div class=card-text>Vicky Phelan is survived by her two children, Amelia (16) and Darragh (10)</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Mon, 14 Nov, 2022</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-40979483" data-article-link="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-40979483.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-40979483.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/6470/3235403_8_teasersmall_EOHTedCrosbie01.jpg" alt="Obituary: Ted Crosbie, Cork's quintessential newspaperman" title="Obituary: Ted Crosbie, Cork's quintessential newspaperman" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-40979483.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Obituary: Ted Crosbie, Cork's quintessential newspaperman</h5><div class=card-text>For three decades the dominant force in the Irish Examiner newspaper group, Ted Crosbie steered it through huge technical change</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Mon, 10 Oct, 2022</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-40936241" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40936241.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40936241.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/6284/3142022_4_teasersmall_ONJ.jpg" alt="Obituary: Olivia Newton-John the 'Miss Goody Two-Shoes'" title="ONJ.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40936241.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Obituary: Olivia Newton-John the 'Miss Goody Two-Shoes'</h5><div class=card-text>Singer and actor with a girl-next-door reputation whose career rocketed after her starring role as Sandy in Grease</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Tue, 09 Aug, 2022</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-40913756" data-article-link="/news/arid-40913756.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/arid-40913756.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/6193/3096947_12_teasersmall_37719_-1350394531.jpg" alt="Obituary: Former RTÉ director general Joe Barry changed the face of Irish broadcasting" title="Obituary: Former RTÉ director general Joe Barry changed the face of Irish broadcasting" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/arid-40913756.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Obituary: Former RTÉ director general Joe Barry changed the face of Irish broadcasting</h5><div class=card-text>The dynamic Dunmanway man was pivotal in the staging of Eurovision and Riverdance, and launched RTÉ's regional studios and the precursor to TG4</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 09 Jul, 2022</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-40346675" data-article-link="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40346675.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40346675.html"><span class=mediatag><i class="fa fa-play-circle"></i></span><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/5158/2579186_22_teasersmall_andrew_20pic_20murphykie.jpg" alt="Obituary: Andrew Mac Donagh, aka DJ Fork, Cork music stalwart " title="andrew pic murphykie.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40346675.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Obituary: Andrew Mac Donagh, aka DJ Fork, Cork music stalwart </h5><div class=card-text>Largely raised in Mallow, as a DJ and graphic designer, Mac Donagh was associated with the Mother Jones Flea Market, the Donkey's Ears, and Sir Henry's, among other venues </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Wed, 28 Jul, 2021</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-40236110" data-article-link="/sport/soccer/arid-40236110.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/sport/soccer/arid-40236110.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/4702/2351294_13_teasersmall_2.2211638.jpg.jpg" alt="Soccer - Football League Division One - Chelsea v Liverpool" title="2211638" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/sport/soccer/arid-40236110.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Ian St John obituary: Diminutive Scot who became one of Liverpool’s all-time greats</h5><div class=card-text>He may have been just 5ft 7ins tall but what Ian St John lacked in size he made up for in stature. </div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Tue, 02 Mar, 2021</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-40222853" data-article-link="/sport/rugby/arid-40222853.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/sport/rugby/arid-40222853.html"><span class=mediatag><i class="fa fa-play-circle"></i></span><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/4646/2323406_9_teasersmall_GettyImages-1208604294_1_.jpg" alt="Down On The Farm With John Pullin" title="GettyImages-1208604294.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/sport/rugby/arid-40222853.html"><h5 class="card-title "> John Pullin obituary: An England captain of great honour and powerful actions</h5><div class=card-text>At the height of The Troubles in 1973, John Pullin, who died last week aged 79, led England to play in Dublin where Scotland and Wales had refused to play the previous year</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Mon, 08 Feb, 2021</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-40216673" data-article-link="/news/munster/arid-40216673.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/news/munster/arid-40216673.html"><img loading=lazy src="/cms_media/module_img/4620/2310233_27_teasersmall_566340.jpg" alt="Cara O'Sullivan obituary: Charisma and warmth brought Cara's talent and technical perfection to audience she cherished" title="566340.jpg" width="201" height="113"></a></div><div class="col-8"><div class=card-body><a href="/news/munster/arid-40216673.html"><h5 class="card-title "> Cara O'Sullivan obituary: Charisma and warmth brought Cara's talent and technical perfection to audience she cherished</h5><div class=card-text>Her friend and collaborator John O'Brien pays tribute to a woman who was 'pure class'</div></a><p class="card-text date-pub"><small class=text-muted>Sat, 30 Jan, 2021</small></p></div></div></div></div> <div class="card card-newslist 0" id="article-card-40205909" data-article-link="/sport/racing/arid-40205909.html" data-vr-zone="IE BN landing page category- listing_teaser_medium" onclick=""><div class="row g-0" style="align-items: center;"><div class="col-4 image-part"><a href="/sport/racing/arid-40205909.html"><img loading=lazy 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